- 62 -13. Animal and Livestock Plague From the livestock and buffalo census for the year 1913, it appeared that livestock increased by 17,000 and buffaloes decreased by 19,000. The following table shows the number of animals imported into the Egyptian territory from Sudan and other countries, most of which were for slaughter.

| Difference | 1912 | 1913 | | | |---|---|---|---|---| | -4766 | 15190 | 10424 | Cattle | From Sudan | | +10700 | 109586 | 98886 | Sheep and Goats | | | +5934 | 124776 | 109310 | Total | | | -3463 | 37068 | 33605 | Cattle and Buffaloes | From other countries | | +27502 | 284101 | 311603 | Sheep and Goats | | | +66 | 1137 | 1203 | Pigs and others | | | +24105 | 322306 | 346411 | Total | | 1824 head of cattle died from cattle plague in 1913, which is about 0.14 percent. In 1912, 0.42 percent died.

The number of cattle protected by double inoculation since its first use in July 1912 until the end of the following year reached 186,000. The number of cattle that died after double inoculation, and in total those that died during the epidemic at this time, was 2,100, which is 1.13 percent.

Experiments with livestock belonging to the Domaine Administration showed that double inoculation protects livestock for at least eighteen and a half months.